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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Duck Stuff: Morning Mud

• Aaron Fentress previews Arizona and expects the Ducks to win because of a better defense.

The game might be close early on but the Ducks defense will be the best unit on the field and prevent the Wildcats from keeping pace with UO's offense. Oregon 46, Arizona 27.

• Bryan Bennett at running back? There are a couple of specially designed plays according to Chip Kelly.

“We have a package together with those guys,” Kelly said Sunday. “We feel like if they’re in, those plays can obviously help us win a game. It’s not a whole, huge part of our offense, but there’s a package involved with both those guys.”

The Ducks emerge from their preseason in a familiar place: atop the Pac-12. While the Nov. 3 visit to USC was diminished by the Trojans' loss to Stanford, the Ducks' home game against Stanford on Nov. 17 suddenly ramps up a bit. Nationally ranked Arizona visits on Saturday. Will the Ducks get tested?